A course marshal picked it up, threw it in the back of his truck, and drove it back to the clubhouse where a cart attendant placed it in a bucket of water with some salt. Then it was driven to the ocean and released, only a little worse for wear.

McCormack believes the shark was picked out of the water by a predatory bird and was dropped onto the course, which is less than 4 miles away from the Pacific Ocean. The shark was found bleeding from puncture wounds near its dorsal fin.